Pakistan to honour Christchurch mosque ‘hero’ with nationwide award

A Pakistani man, who died attempting to type out the Contemporary Zealand mosques attacker, will be honoured posthumously with a nationwide award, High Minister Imran Khan has stated.

Naeem Rashid, 49, was once amongst nine Pakistanis killed within the assaults on two mosques in Christchurch on Friday.

“Pakistan is happy with Mian Naeem Rashid who was once martyred attempting to type out the white supremacist terrorist and his courage will be recognised with a nationwide award,” Khan wrote on Twitter on Sunday, whereas extending toughen to the families of the Pakistani victims.

Rashid, first and most well-known from Abbottabad in Pakistan, was once “badly wounded” within the attack on the Al Noor mosque after he tried “overpowering the shooter”, the Ministry of In a out of the country nation Pakistanis stated in a series of Twitter posts.

He was once rushed to the medical institution but died “because of indiscriminate firing”, the ministry added.

Hero Christchurch mosque sufferer who wrestled with the gunman, Naeem Rashid from Abottabad, Pakistan. His son Talha was once moreover killed within the attack.

Rashid’s 21-one year-outdated son Talha Naeem was once moreover killed within the attack, Pakistan’s out of the country ministry stated.

Mohammad Faisal, a spokesman for the ministry, stated both the deceased would be buried in Christchurch and preparations for the burial are in attach apart.

Now not lower than 50 folks, hailing from Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Bangladesh, Turkey, Indonesia and Malaysia were killed, when 28-one year-outdated Australian Brenton Tarrant opened fire at Al Noor and Linwood mosques.

It was once the deadliest mass shooting within the nation’s contemporary history.

‘He will be our hero’

Rashid moved from Pakistan to Contemporary Zealand to work as a trainer in Christchurch. His son was once a civil engineering graduate.

“My son and my husband are heroes,” Ambreen, Rashid’s wife stated.

“Here is the mosque they repeatedly went to. I peaceable can no longer realize or imagine why and how this took place. But, I do know that my husband is a hero. He repeatedly helped folks and even in his closing moments, he did what he can also to serve others,” she informed Khaleej Events.